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  • verb Present participle of base.

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Examples

  • People waffling over a decision may benefit from paring down the number of details they are weighing and instead selecting one or a few important values to use in basing their decision, says Richard Boyatzis, a professor in organizational behavior, psychology and cognitive science at Case Western Reserve University.

    Why So Many People Can't Make Decisions Shirley S. Wang 2010

  • It is a terrible candidate for a long-term basing agreement.

    Hillary Hits Obama's Small Town Comments Again: "Elitist And Out Of Touch" 2009

  • After all, both are military strategies, consisting of deployments, arms sales to allies, and the long-term basing of U.S. troops abroad.

    Rose-Colored Foreign Policy 2008

  • Close reading of the Charter, however, reveals the problems involved in basing international politics on respect for human rights.

    The Nobel Peace Prize: From Negotiations to Human Rights 2001

  • KOCH: Rumsfeld denied that the administration is considering any long-term basing of U.S. forces in a postwar Iraq, saying that such an arrangement would be unnecessary.

    CNN Transcript Apr 26, 2003 2003

  • Well, when you travel through Europe, when you see what is going on, the impression that is made upon you is very, very strong as to the difficulties that Governments have, because they are insecure; they are weak; they cannot be other than insecure and weak under the present conditions; and we should have the greatest patience in basing our conclusions with reference to the acts of the Governments of those countries.

    The European Situation 1923

  • Those bases cost billions of dollars to build and look as though they were built with the idea that U.S. planes and forces could use them in the future as a long-term basing option.

    FOXNews.com foxnewsonline@foxnews.com 2011

  • The weekly chart shows a long-term basing formation as MPEL closed on the highs last week.

    Forbes.com: News Tom Aspray 2011

  • Thursday's bullish doji-like close, followed by Friday's break back above Thursday's high, strengthens short-term basing prospects and likely opens the door for some upside over the coming days back towards the 1. 3800-1.3900 area, before proper consideration can be given for a bearish resumption.

    Currency Trading News by DailyFX 2010

  • The latest round of setbacks have also stalled out just shy of the key multi-year trend lows set on October 27 by 1.4300 which provides added confirmation for medium-term basing prospects.

    Currency Trading News by DailyFX 2009

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